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The Westerner(Movie, 1940)

1h 40min | Genres: Action, Western, Romance / Love
The WesternerRating: 3.5/5 (with 4242 votes)
The Westerner is a 1940 American Western film directed by William Wyler and starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan and Doris Davenport. Written by Niven Busch and Jo Swerling (from a story by Stuart N. Lake), the film concerns a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegaroon, Texas, who befriends a saddle tramp who opposes the judge's policy against homesteaders. The film is remembered for Walter Brennan's performance as Judge Roy Bean, for which he won his record-setting third Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. James Basevi and Stuart N. Lake also received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, Black and White and Best Story, respectively. The supporting cast features Dana Andrews, Chill Wills ... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Westerner

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Story Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White

About The Westerner

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Texas
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 09/18/1940
Director: William Wyler
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Film Editor: Daniel Mandell
Director of Photography: Gregg Toland
Composer: Alfred Newman
Production Designer: James Basevi
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Der Westerner"
"El forastero"
Keywords: horse thief
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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